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JANENSCHIA
(ya-nen-she-a)
meaning: "named after Werner Janensch"
Janenschia
Named By: Rupert Wild in 1991
Time Period: 155-145 Ma Late Jurassic
Location: Tanzania - Tendaguru Formation
Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains, but size estimates have ranged from 15-24 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial remains including vertebrae and limb bones
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropodomorpha | Sauropoda | Titanosauria |
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Janenschia (named after Werner Janensch) was a large sauropod from Late Jurassic Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania, Africa (155 million years ago).

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